JPGN reportsPub Date : 2025-03-24eCollection Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.70018
Sussette G Szachowicz, Elyse Kerian, Catherine DeGeeter, Riad Rahhal
{"title":"A novel approach to stabilization of bleeding gastroesophageal varices in infants.","authors":"Sussette G Szachowicz, Elyse Kerian, Catherine DeGeeter, Riad Rahhal","doi":"10.1002/jpr3.70018","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpr3.70018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding is the most serious complication of portal hypertension. The interventions available including sclerotherapy, variceal banding, and balloon tamponade, are limited by patient age. A 4-month-old with congenital cytomegalovirus, cholestasis, splenomegaly presented to the emergency room after two episodes of hematemesis. The patient required a transfusion of packed red blood cells for anemia. Upper endoscopy revealed no active bleeding, four grade 3 esophageal varices with red wale signs, and a single gastric varix. Sclerotherapy into high-risk varices was completed. Forty-eight hours later, patient developed re-bleeding. Upper endoscopy revealed bright red blood in the stomach. A large clot at the gastroesophageal junction was attributed to the gastric varix. Given the age of the patient and small size, endoscopic bleeding control interventions were limited. A foley catheter was placed in an orogastric manner for balloon tamponade. The intervention was a temporizing measure to allow for transfer to a liver transplant center.</p>","PeriodicalId":501015,"journal":{"name":"JPGN reports","volume":"6 2","pages":"209-212"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078041/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JPGN reportsPub Date : 2025-03-17eCollection Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.70017
Lauren E Hamilton, Joshua Carroll, Paul Tran
{"title":"A case report of successful band ligation of bleeding anastomotic duodenal varix in an adolescent patient.","authors":"Lauren E Hamilton, Joshua Carroll, Paul Tran","doi":"10.1002/jpr3.70017","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpr3.70017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ectopic varices are defined as portosystemic venous collaterals occurring in the gastrointestinal tract outside of the cardio-esophageal region. Duodenal varices are not routinely encountered by pediatric gastroenterologists. At the time of this case report, there are no consensus guidelines on the management of bleeding duodenal varices in pediatric patients. This is a case of a 14-year-old young woman with a history of multi-visceral transplantation due to short gut syndrome. The patient had developed duodenal varices near her transplant anastomosis, which were incidentally biopsied on endoscopy causing resultant bleeding that required endoscopic hemostasis. This case highlights the need for recognition of duodenal varices as a potential etiology of gastrointestinal bleeding in children and describes band ligation as an effective hemostatic modality.</p>","PeriodicalId":501015,"journal":{"name":"JPGN reports","volume":"6 2","pages":"206-208"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078069/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JPGN reportsPub Date : 2025-03-17eCollection Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.70007
Elena Crehuá-Gaudiza, Saioa Vicente Santamaría, Marina Álvarez Beltrán, Carmen Martín Fernández, Carlos Tutau Gómez, Inés Loverdos Eseverri, Ruth García Romero, Encarni Torcuato Rubio, Rodrigo Del Brío Castillo, María Garriga García, Celia Gascón Galindo, José Ramón Gutiérrez Martínez, Ana María Castro Millán, Sara Sierra San Nicolás, Pilar Ortiz Pérez, Camila García Volpe, Enrique Salcedo Lobato, Agustín De La Mano Hernández, Sara María Fernández González, Ana Reyes Domínguez, Luis Peña-Quintana, David González Jiménez
{"title":"Effect of cystic fibrosis modulator therapies on serum levels of fat-soluble vitamins.","authors":"Elena Crehuá-Gaudiza, Saioa Vicente Santamaría, Marina Álvarez Beltrán, Carmen Martín Fernández, Carlos Tutau Gómez, Inés Loverdos Eseverri, Ruth García Romero, Encarni Torcuato Rubio, Rodrigo Del Brío Castillo, María Garriga García, Celia Gascón Galindo, José Ramón Gutiérrez Martínez, Ana María Castro Millán, Sara Sierra San Nicolás, Pilar Ortiz Pérez, Camila García Volpe, Enrique Salcedo Lobato, Agustín De La Mano Hernández, Sara María Fernández González, Ana Reyes Domínguez, Luis Peña-Quintana, David González Jiménez","doi":"10.1002/jpr3.70007","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpr3.70007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This is a prospective, multicenter study of a cohort of 224 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients treated with CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators (CFTRm). Our aim was to prospectively analyze the effect of CFTRm treatment on fat-soluble vitamin serum levels. Demographic and clinical data were recorded, and fat-soluble vitamin levels were analyzed at baseline, and at 6 and 12 months after starting treatment. Two groups were analyzed separately: patients receiving dual therapy lumacaftor/ivacaftor or tezacaftor/ivacaftor (Lum/Tez+Iva), and those on triple therapy with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI). We found that treatment with ETI produced a significant increase in vitamin D and A levels within the first 6 months, which was maintained at 12 months. However, with dual therapy, we observed an increase only in vitamin A levels within the first 6 months, which was not maintained at 12 months. No differences were found in vitamin E serum levels between the groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":501015,"journal":{"name":"JPGN reports","volume":"6 2","pages":"146-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078071/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JPGN reportsPub Date : 2025-03-17eCollection Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.70010
Ben Sabbahia Dalal
{"title":"Response to \"Letter to the Editor in response to: 'ZFYVE19 gene mutation: A novel variant of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis'\".","authors":"Ben Sabbahia Dalal","doi":"10.1002/jpr3.70010","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpr3.70010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501015,"journal":{"name":"JPGN reports","volume":"6 2","pages":"214"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078040/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JPGN reportsPub Date : 2025-03-17eCollection Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.70011
Angela Pepe, Claudia Mandato
{"title":"Letter to the Editor in response to: \"ZFYVE19 gene mutation: A novel variant of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis\".","authors":"Angela Pepe, Claudia Mandato","doi":"10.1002/jpr3.70011","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpr3.70011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501015,"journal":{"name":"JPGN reports","volume":"6 2","pages":"213"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078063/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JPGN reportsPub Date : 2025-03-11eCollection Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.70009
Olga Nikolaidou, Efstratios Saliakellis, Georgia Ioannidou, Dimitra Karakosta, Fotini Sotiriadou, Despoina Tramma, Maria Fotoulaki
{"title":"Refeeding syndrome and rumination in a pediatric patient: A case report reflecting an underdiagnosed pediatric emergency.","authors":"Olga Nikolaidou, Efstratios Saliakellis, Georgia Ioannidou, Dimitra Karakosta, Fotini Sotiriadou, Despoina Tramma, Maria Fotoulaki","doi":"10.1002/jpr3.70009","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpr3.70009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Refeeding syndrome (RS) is a potentially life-threatening acute metabolic deterioration, affecting malnourished individuals. Although it is a well described condition, the evidence in pediatric population is limited. Herein, we describe a case of a 7-year-old patient with rumination syndrome and developmental delay, complicated with RS during the course of an acute gastroenteritis.</p>","PeriodicalId":501015,"journal":{"name":"JPGN reports","volume":"6 2","pages":"196-198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078065/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JPGN reportsPub Date : 2025-03-10eCollection Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.70015
Caroline Chinchilla Putzeys, Trenton House, Janet Iurilli, Ana Gomez, Shipra Garg, Elisa Wershba, Gary Silber, Mitchell Shub, Dana Williams
{"title":"A case of Crohn's disease in a patient with megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome.","authors":"Caroline Chinchilla Putzeys, Trenton House, Janet Iurilli, Ana Gomez, Shipra Garg, Elisa Wershba, Gary Silber, Mitchell Shub, Dana Williams","doi":"10.1002/jpr3.70015","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpr3.70015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS) is a rare congenital condition resulting in symptoms of bowel and bladder pseudo-obstruction. It carries severe morbidity and mortality; a minority of patients survive to adulthood. Recurrent bowel surgeries, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, and slowed intestinal transit in MMIHS could serve as potential risk factors for chronic inflammation of the intestinal mucosa, which has been associated with risk of inflammatory bowel disease. In this case report, we detail the unusual presentation of a patient diagnosed with both MMIHS and inflammatory bowel disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":501015,"journal":{"name":"JPGN reports","volume":"6 2","pages":"184-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078059/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JPGN reportsPub Date : 2025-03-10eCollection Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.12166
Hamza Hassan Khan, Sanjay Kumar, Hernando Lyons
{"title":"Practices of North American pediatric gastroenterologists in the management of celiac disease-A survey study.","authors":"Hamza Hassan Khan, Sanjay Kumar, Hernando Lyons","doi":"10.1002/jpr3.12166","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpr3.12166","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Celiac disease (CD) is a common autoimmune disorder characterized by an immune-mediated reaction to gluten. We conducted a survey study of the pediatric gastroenterology list server to assess the practices of North American pediatric gastroenterologists in the management of CD. Overall, 160 out of 2400 respondents participated in the study, of which 52.5% of the respondents were females and 72.5% were practicing in university hospitals. Overall, respondents were practicing in adherence to the latest guidelines, except only 36% were screening for hepatitis B virus immunization at diagnosis on most of the visits, and 25% were utilizing human leukocyte antigens typing on most visits if serologies were negative. In addition, female respondents screened for vitamin D deficiency more often than males with a <i>p</i> value < 0.05.</p>","PeriodicalId":501015,"journal":{"name":"JPGN reports","volume":"6 2","pages":"137-145"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078043/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JPGN reportsPub Date : 2025-03-10eCollection Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.70014
Apoorva Nanagiri, Samantha Pravder, Sonia Solomon, Virender Tewari, Howard Bostwick
{"title":"Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: a rare complication of postendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis.","authors":"Apoorva Nanagiri, Samantha Pravder, Sonia Solomon, Virender Tewari, Howard Bostwick","doi":"10.1002/jpr3.70014","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpr3.70014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a crucial procedure for diagnosing and managing conditions affecting the pancreas and biliary tract. The procedure can be technically challenging and carries risks of complications, with post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) being the most common. We report a case of a 16-year-old female who presented with cholelithiasis that progressed to choledocholithiasis which was removed using ERCP. Following this, she developed PEP and subsequently progressed to atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, a rare complication reported in the pediatric literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":501015,"journal":{"name":"JPGN reports","volume":"6 2","pages":"193-195"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078042/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JPGN reportsPub Date : 2025-03-05eCollection Date: 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1002/jpr3.70006
Seyma Eroglu, Sara Nandolia, Yujie Zhang, Lysandra Voltaggio, Anthony L Guerrerio
{"title":"Carbohydrate malabsorption mimicking immune dysregulation: A histological challenge.","authors":"Seyma Eroglu, Sara Nandolia, Yujie Zhang, Lysandra Voltaggio, Anthony L Guerrerio","doi":"10.1002/jpr3.70006","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpr3.70006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a case of neonatal-onset intractable diarrhea, where the patient's histologic findings suggested immune dysregulation. However, genetic testing revealed compound heterozygous variants in the <i>SLC5A1</i> gene. This case report adds to the existing literature by demonstrating that severe carbohydrate malabsorption can cause inflammatory histological features possibly secondary to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.</p>","PeriodicalId":501015,"journal":{"name":"JPGN reports","volume":"6 2","pages":"174-176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078038/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}